The Vikings first arrived in Britain in 793 AD, while the Anglo-Saxons' first noted presence was in 449 AD, therefore suggesting that Nordic genes were the earliest to appear in Britain.

When the Vikings first attacked Lindisfarne in Northumberland in 793 AD, it was to start a major upheaval that brought bloodshed, a new language and eventually the creation of England. The ...

In “Embers of the Hands,” the historian Eleanor Barraclough looks beyond the soap-opera sagas to those lost in the cracks of ...

Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain.

Women played a significant role in the Viking invasion, evidence at Repton suggests ... representing critical moments in the making of England as we know it, but we also know these events, figures ...

The conquest of England was a task far greater than anything the Vikings had ever attempted before. England was divided into four powerful, well-organised kingdoms: Northumbria, East Anglia ...

Above: Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the Norman invasion of England. Countless sailing experiments with replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design.

In 1066 there were two invasions of England, a Viking and a Norman invasion. The Vikings were defeated but the Normans succeeded in conquering England, bringing to an end Anglo-Saxon England.

The Vale of York Hoard, one of Britain's most significant Viking ... Viking leader during the unrest that followed the conquest of the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in the year 927 by the Anglo ...

the castle then went on to play a significant role in defending against both Viking and Scottish Invasions. If you want a ...